Numbers 1:44

¶ These [are] those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, [being] twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.

These are those that were numbered {H6485}, which Moses {H4872} and Aaron {H175} numbered {H6485}, and the princes {H5387} of Israel {H3478}, being twelve {H6240}{H8147} men {H376}: each {H376} one {H259} was for the house {H1004} of his fathers {H1}.

Moshe, Aharon and the twelve leaders of Isra'el, each from a clan,

These were the men numbered by Moses and Aaron, with the assistance of the twelve leaders of Israel, each one representing his family.

These are they that were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 26:64 (4 votes)

    But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

  • Numbers 1:2 (2 votes)

    Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of [their] names, every male by their polls;

  • Numbers 1:16 (2 votes)

    These [were] the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.